Photo c/o Pete Staples United States Tennis Association - USTA (Official) Alex Eala and Belgian Hanne Vandewinkel fell short in their bid in the US Open Girls Doubles after yielding in the semifinals Saturday. Eala and Vandewinkel, seeded sixth in the tournament, succumbed to eighth-seeded...
Photo credit credit to Andrew Ong / United States Tennis Association - USTA (Official) Alex Eala absorbed a stunning 7-5, 6-3 loss to Sebastianna Scilipoti of Switzerland to bow out of the US Girls Singles quarterfinals Thursday (Friday in Manila). The second-seeded Eala struggled throughout the...
(From left) Leylah Fernandez, Emma Raducanu and Alex Eala The iconic Nirvana hit is a perfect theme song for this year’s US Open, thanks to two teenagers who have turned the Women’s draw into a dual Cinderella-tale. Will we see the storybook ending of Canada’s Leylah Fernandez (who just...
Alex Eala Alex Eala bucked an opening-set stumble and outplayed Michaela Laki of Greece, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, to barge into the quarterfinals of the US Open Girls Singles Wednesday (early Thursday in Manila). The second-seeded Eala had to dig deep in the last two sets against the resilient Laki to...
Photo from Alex Eala's Facebook account Alex Eala opened her US Open Juniors campaign with a bang after crushing American wildcard bet Charlotte Owensby, 6-3, 6-3, Tuesday (early Wednesday in Manila). The second-seeded Eala, who earned an opening-round bye, needed only 66 minutes in dispatching her...
Alex Eala Alex Eala opens her US Open campaign late Tuesday in Manila when she clashes with wildcard entry Charlotte Owensby of the United States in the second round. Eala, 16, earned an opening round bye after being seeded second in the Grand Slam Juniors event. The Filipina teen sensation boasts...
Photo from Alex Eala's Facebook page Teen sensation Alex Eala completed a twin kill in the JA Milan 2021 Tennis Tour after also clinching the girls’ singles crown in Italy over the weekend. Still on cloud nine from her girls’ doubles title victory with American partner Madison Sieg, the...
File Photo from Alex Eala's Facebook page Alex Eala and American partner Madison Sieg survived their unseeded rivals to capture the girls’ doubles title in the JA Milan 2021 Tennis Tour in Italy over the weekend. The top-seeded Eala and Sieg rose from a second-set stumble and held their composure...
Alex Eala and American partner Madison Sieg dominated the Russian pair of Kira Pavlova and Diana Shnalder, 6-3, 6-4, to advance to the final of Trofeo Bonfiglio in Milan, Italy on Friday midnight (Philippine time). The top-seeded duo proved too classy for their rivals, needing just 78 minutes to...
Photo from Alex Eala's official Facebook page Alex Eala faltered in long-drawn matches as she bowed out of the second round in both events of the 2021 Wimbledon Junior Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in London. Eala, 16, squandered a strong start and eventually lost to 17-year-old...
Yuka Saso (AFP) Just halfway through 2021, and yet Philippine sports are already teeming with top achievers. The month of June alone saw a number of Filipino athletes proudly wave the country’s tricolors in the international stage, with a pair of lady teeners showing the way. Golfer Yuka Saso...
Priska Madelyn Nugroho and Alex Eala. (From Alex Eala's Facebook page) Alex Eala and Indonesian Priska Madelyn Nugroho opened their Wimbledon Girls Doubles title bid with a blast after cruising to the second round Wednesday, July 7. The third-seeded Eala and Nugroho hardly broke a sweat and blanked...
